Sol Republic Jax (2013) vs Jays a-Jays Five (2013)

The Sol Republic Jax (2013) managed to earn a spot in roundups from two sources that are known for their trustworthy review methodology - CNET and PCmag - but fell short of making it to the top of their lists.

As for the Jays a-Jays Five (2013), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at What Hi-Fi?, Head-fi, and TrustedReviews enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct Sol Republic Jax (2013) vs. Jays a-Jays Five (2013) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Sol Republic Jax (2013) most impressed the reviewers at CNET, who gave it a score of 7.2, whereas the Jays a-Jays Five (2013) did best in its Digitaltrends review - it scored 7 points.

Finally, we compared them to other Earphones on the market and found that neither of them got reviewed particularly well - with an average score of 7.1 out of 10 points, the Sol Republic Jax (2013) got rated similarly to most of its competitors - the overall average review score for Earphones being 7.3 - while the Jays a-Jays Five (2013) performed even worse than most Earphones, with an average of 6.3.